Blanford vs Universal

A side-by-side comparison of Blanford and Universal: population, income, housing, and more.

Blanford and Universal are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Universal has the higher population (273 vs 154 in Blanford). Since 2019, Universal's population has grown faster (-16.0% vs -31.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Blanford	Universal
Population	154	273
Median age	15.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,250
Median home value	—	$70,500
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	38	127
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanford	Universal
Population	226 → 154 (-31.9%)	325 → 273 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$56,375 → $31,141 (-44.8%)	$47,500 → $63,250 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $34,000 (-29.2%)	$56,100 → $70,500 (+25.7%)

Blanford

Population

226154

Median household income

$56,375$31,141

Median home value

$48,000$34,000

Universal

Population

325273

Median household income

$47,500$63,250

Median home value

$56,100$70,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanford	Universal
Under 5	10.4%	12.1%
5 to 17	47.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	21.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.8%
75 and over	0.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanford	Universal
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanford	Universal
No high school diploma	12.3%	10.2%
High school graduate	20.0%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	67.7%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanford	Universal
Drove alone	63.5%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanford	Universal
1-unit, detached	34.2%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65.8%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Blanford	Universal
Poverty rate	41.6%	14.7%
Average household size	4.05	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	—	1951